Emperor of Thorns

Mark Lawrence is married with four children, one of whom is severely disabled. His day job is as a research scientist focused on various rather intractable problems in the field of artificial intelligence. He has held secret level clearance with both US and UK governments. At one point he was qualified to say 'this isn't rocket science … oh wait, it actually is'.Between writing and caring for his disabled child, Mark spends his time playing computer games, tending an allotment, brewing beer, and avoiding DIY.

Praise for Prince of Thorns:‘Dark and relentless, Prince of Thorns will pull you under and drown you in story. A two-in-the-morning page turner. Absolutely stunning… jaw-dropping’ROBIN HOBB‘Excellent – on a par with George R.R. Martin’CONN IGGULDEN‘[A] morbidly gripping, gritty fantasy tale.’Publishers Weekly‘Lawrence’s poetic prose is amazing, far and away the best of the modern fantasy authors’PETER V. BRETT